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#Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAVdiscovers

'Kind of a crazy idea'

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Professor David Baker was awarded a Nobel Prize for his success with ‘the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins.’

#Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAVdiscovers

Blazing a trail with wildfire research

A national increase in wildfires has sparked Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV researchers to respond in many ways — from developing safety technology to uncovering long-term hazards.

#Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAVinnovates

FASTER SCIENCE

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV, the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s innovation hub, is helping accelerate bioengineering professor Valerie Daggett’s quest to detect and treat Alzheimer’s earlier.

#PopulationHealth

Water matters

The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s Population Health Initiative, now in its eighth year, is working to address flood concerns along the Duwamish River.

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News & Events

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Cherry Blossom Watch

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV cherry blossoms’ peak bloom expected mid-March

The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV invites the community to enjoy the iconic Quad cherry blossoms on campus this spring. The 29 cherry trees in the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Quad usually draw large crowds on campus and reach peak bloom the third week of March, and this year is on track to meet that timing.

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Environment

ShakeAlert gets first Washington test

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake jolted awake many residents of the San Juan Islands early on March 3. The quake triggered the ShakeAlert early warning system that researchers at the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV helped developed.

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Health and Medicine

Study: Child ADHD risk linked to mother’s use of pain reliever

The risk of developing ADHD was three times higher among children whose mothers used the drug during pregnancy.

Fast Facts

Honors & awards

8 uw faculty have won the nobel prize

Undergrad research

8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research.

Rankings

The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV was named the most innovative public university in the world by Reuters in 2019.